Home & Organizing

Downsizing is not something that is only for empty-nesters anymore. It’s something that many people are doing for reasons that might have everything to do with economics; finances, jobs and family. Downsizing happens to families who aren’t losing kids to college or marriage; their kids are staying with them and they’re still moving to a […] More

Hey guess what? It’s 2015 now, and that means it’s time for us all to start our spring cleaning. Yes, it’s early. But that just means we get to have a head start on cleaning out our houses and our wardrobes and our lives before spring rolls around and we all want to spend time […] More

Aside from weight loss and bettering yourself in the New Year, many people resolve to become more organized. It’s a wonderful concept. I can tell you as someone who has always been a bit anal about organization that it makes life so much simpler, so much more manageable and so much less stressful. When we […] More

Few things in life are as big a waste of money as expensive tablecloths. After all, most people use them only a handful of times each year, and spending too much on something this insignificant is just a massive waste of money you could be using to pay your children’s college tuition or to pay […] More

Home décor is a favorite of many, and finding the right look for any room is always a feeling of accomplishment and success for many people. Of course, that doesn’t mean that every new item for every room is always a successful choice. For example, some people choose wallpaper for rooms that don’t do well […] More

There really is nothing like the last minute to motivate you to get things done, is there? Since you have just hours until the start of your New Year’s Eve party, it only makes sense that you would now ask yourself just what you need to do to prepare to host the perfect New Year’s […] More

Thumb tack/push pin art is something that anyone can do, and it’s fairly clever. It can make an awesome addition to any classroom as a work of art (probably less so as a project designed for smaller kids. We’re pretty certain giving small kids small pointed objects seems like an idea that might not go […] More

Louis Comfort Tiffany and his esteemed design studio began creating beautiful lamps with stained glass shades that were handmade and not created with machines. What this means is that they were not mass produced, meaning they are very special, expensive and almost rare these days. There was, recently, some controversy about the fact that perhaps […] More

Most often it is the smallest, most seemingly insignificant details that matter most in life. It applies to everything from your home to your appearance to your work; it’s everything. For that reason, we don’t often recommend that you put little effort into the little things. We don’t recommend that you cheap out when it […] More

The quality of the items you use to decorate your home makes a huge difference in the way that your home appears in the eyes of others. For example, when you choose to save money utilizing cheap finishes and fixtures, it can make even the most elegant and upscale home look cheap and unfinished. Perhaps […] More

We love a good discount on anything you can find to upgrade and remodel you home, including cabinets in the kitchens and bath. While you can absolutely find discount cabinets that look upscale and quality, you should still focus on the finishes you use throughout the rest of the room in which you put less […] More